Amendment105th Congress
Amendment adds language which prohibits military assistance and arms transfers to foreign governments unless such governments promote democracy, respect human rights, are not engaged in certain acts of armed aggression, and participate in the U.N. Register of Conventional Arms.
- Amendment Number
- 171
- Description
- Amendment adds language which prohibits military assistance and arms transfers to foreign governments unless such governments promote democracy, respect human rights, are not engaged in certain acts of armed aggression, and participate in the U.N. Register of Conventional Arms.
- Purpose
- An amendment to require the president to submit to Congress a list of countries that he wishes to make eligible for U.S. arms exports and specify which countries are undemocratic or which abuse human rights.
- Congress
- 105
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 10, 1997
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the McKinney amendment (A043) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 17:57:33
- Submitted Date
- Jun 10, 1997
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021